Can relic shells be an effective settlement substrate for oyster reef restoration?
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.13371
Abstract: Acute storms (e.g. hurricanes) are major stressors to eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) through burying oysters and settlement substrate. Subsequently, managers use many restoration efforts, of which one approach is bag‐less dredging. This resurfaces relic shells… read more here.
Keywords: settlement substrate; settlement; restoration; relic shells ... See more keywords